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Change in blood-brain barrier permeability during pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis treatment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19838141     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Cerebral edema is a devastating complication of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. We aimed to examine blood-brain barrier permeability during treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in children. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. PATIENTS: Children admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (pH <7.3, HCO3 <15 mEq/L, glucose >300 mg/dL, and ketosis). INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Subjects underwent two serial paired contrast-enhanced perfusion (gadolinium) and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging scans. Change in whole brain and regional blood-brain barrier permeability (permeability ratio*100 and % permeability ratio change) between illness and recovery were determined. Time 0 reflects start of insulin treatment. Thirteen children (median age 10.0 +/- 1.1 yrs; seven female) with diabetic ketoacidosis were enrolled. Permeability ratio increased from time 1 (first magnetic resonance image after time 0) to time 2 (second magnetic resonance image after time 0) in the frontal cortex (ten of 13 subjects), occipital cortex (ten of 13 subjects), and basal ganglia (nine of 13). Whole brain permeability ratio increased from time 1 to time 2 (160%) and regional increase in permeability ratio was greatest in the frontal cortex (148%) compared with the occipital cortex (128%) and basal ganglia (112%). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, whole brain and regional blood-brain barrier permeability increased in most subjects during diabetic ketoacidosis treatment. The frontal region had more blood-brain barrier permeability than other brain regions examined.
Authors:
Monica S Vavilala; Todd L Richards; Joan S Roberts; Harvey Chiu; Catherine Pihoker; Heidi Bradford; Kristina Deeter; Ken I Marro; Dennis Shaw
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1529-7535     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Crit Care Med     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-10     Completed Date:  2010-09-08     Revised Date:  2010-09-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100954653     Medline TA:  Pediatr Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  332-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Vavilala@u.washington.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Blood-Brain Barrier / metabolism*,  physiopathology*
Brain / blood supply*
Brain Edema / physiopathology
Child
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / complications,  drug therapy*
Female
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Insulin / therapeutic use
Male
Permeability
Prospective Studies
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R21 EB009438-01A1/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R21 EB009438-02/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R21 HD049832-01/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R21-HD044632/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 11061-68-0/Insulin
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 May;11(3):421-3   [PMID:  20453613 ]

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